mark potter. what is the latest from venezuela? reporter: hi, chris, that procession has been going on for several hours now. it s making its way very, very slowly through huge crowds in downtown caracas as hugo chavez s casket is being moved from the military hospital where he died to the military academy where he once attended and he will lie in state until his funeral on friday. along the miles-long route, thousands and thousands of people are crowding in on the casket, wanting to pay their respects to the fallen leader. wanting to express their gratitude to the 14-year president who just lost his two-year battle with cancer. in this very divided country, chavez, of course, had many, many enemies, but the poor were his strongest supporters, and they are certainly out in force today by the thousands, if not tens or more thousands. a huge crowd out there. many are dressed in his trademark color, bright red. smo some are festive and
dinner, well, 11 republican senators will break bread with president obama tonight. it s all part of the white house s new effort to go around republican leadership to get a big deal done. and in venezuela, the end of an era, president hugo chavez s coffin brought out on to the street as his country mourns. we ll go live to caracas, plus i thought i was saying no. well, then i am glad. after much gymnastics, i am glad to hear it is the opinion of the department of justice it would be unconstitutional to kill a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil if that individual did not pose an imminent threat. that was attorney general eric holder in the hot seat today after initially ruling out a drone strike against american citizens on u.s. soil. plus, live pictures here of kentucky republican senator rand paul on the floor of the senate in what his staff has dubbed